Read and Reflect
Summarizing and note taking is a skill that many students have trouble with. When notes are presented in a lecture, on a dry erase board, or through a power point, they tend to copy EVERYTHING, and end up knowing NOTHING. It's a very difficult concept to teach. I've seen different examples of the attempt to teach note taking by my colleagues--everything from outline form to fill in the blanks in an attempt to get students to pull out the most important information. In the end, I do believe that effective note taking is something that is learned through practice, trial, and error because everyone learns differently. Some need to write everything down, and then recopy everything again in order to learn it. Some are able to skim and summarize, using textual cues (bold type, italics, etc) as a reference for what information is most important. Our job as educators is to provide students with enough tools in their note taking tool box that they can find something that will be effective for them. Apply and Reflect
I attempted to go to this URL: Compelling Photos from 2009, however the voice thread has "been deleted by its creator."
Here is an example of a Voice Thread that I use in my Media Analysis class Summarizing & Note Taking. I have found Voice Thread to be an excellent opportunity for students to note taking skills (either written or verbal) to learn about different concepts in Media Literacy. What I like most about this activity is that students not only make their own comments based on their own observations, but are also able to make comments on their peers' comments. This allows students to widen their breadth of knowledge on specific content.
Summarizing and note taking is a skill that many students have trouble with. When notes are presented in a lecture, on a dry erase board, or through a power point, they tend to copy EVERYTHING, and end up knowing NOTHING. It's a very difficult concept to teach. I've seen different examples of the attempt to teach note taking by my colleagues--everything from outline form to fill in the blanks in an attempt to get students to pull out the most important information. In the end, I do believe that effective note taking is something that is learned through practice, trial, and error because everyone learns differently. Some need to write everything down, and then recopy everything again in order to learn it. Some are able to skim and summarize, using textual cues (bold type, italics, etc) as a reference for what information is most important. Our job as educators is to provide students with enough tools in their note taking tool box that they can find something that will be effective for them.
Apply and Reflect
I attempted to go to this URL: Compelling Photos from 2009, however the voice thread has "been deleted by its creator."
Here is an example of a Voice Thread that I use in my Media Analysis class Summarizing & Note Taking. I have found Voice Thread to be an excellent opportunity for students to note taking skills (either written or verbal) to learn about different concepts in Media Literacy. What I like most about this activity is that students not only make their own comments based on their own observations, but are also able to make comments on their peers' comments. This allows students to widen their breadth of knowledge on specific content.